UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 04-1594
BRENDA P. LOWDER,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
HARTFORD LIFE & ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant - Appellee,
and
GROUP BENEFIT PLAN; FARMER'S TELEPHONE
COOPERATIVE, INCORPORATED,
Defendants.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Florence. Terry L. Wooten, District Judge.
(CA-02-1355-4-23)
Submitted: April 27, 2005 Decided: May 11, 2005
Before KING and SHEDD, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit
Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Chalmers C. Johnson, CHALMERS JOHNSON LAW FIRM, Charleston, South
Carolina, for Appellant. Debbie W. Harden, Katherine T. Lange,
WOMBLE, CARLYLE, SANDRIDGE & RICE, PLLC, Charlotte, North Carolina,
for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
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PER CURIAM:
Brenda P. Lowder appeals the district court’s order
denying relief on her claim seeking disability benefits from a plan
governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. We have
reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion and find no
reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the
district court. See Lowder v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co.,
No. CA-02-1355-4-23 (D.S.C. Mar. 24, 2004). We dispense with oral
argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately
presented in the materials before the court and argument would not
aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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